F U L L E R T O N
Men’s basketball lose
to Long
Beach State
by one point

INSIDE
Death of student leaves family
3 nandNEWS:
friends in mourning
The use of cell phones in
5 ntheOPINION:
classroom is rude and annoying to all

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F e b r u a r y 27, 2001

Performing Arts theater to be constructnCAMPUS: The university received $42 million
from private donations and public funds to help
pay for the new 1200-seat auditorium
By Elana Pruitt

Daily Titan Staff Writer
After 15 years, a 1200-seat
Performing Arts theater is finally
in full view for Cal State Fullerton.
Community donors have contributed $4 million towards the $38
million the state has granted for

construction.
Though July 1 is the set date for
the incoming funds, the laboring
task of constructing this multipurpose theater will take about two to
three years, said President Milton
Gordon.
The Auditorium/Fine Arts
Instructional Facility will be the

official title under the Board of
Trustees, said Jay Bond, the associate vice president and campus architect.
Bond is the overseer for the modeling and labor of this project.
The new building will feature
one large 700-seat hall that is intended for each department within the
College of the Arts to share and display distinctive talent, with smaller
quarters rooming faculty meetings,
community involvement and professional performances.
The green, grassy field behind the

Performing Arts Center is the designated area for the new complex,
which will be directly connected to
both the Little Hall and the Recital
Hall.
Aware of student leisure and various activities that usually dominates
the space, Gordon is looking forward to moving the student comfort to the empty field between the
Engineering Center and the Health
Center.
“This theater will allow us to
showcase our students in theatre,
arts, and orchestra — all performing

nLAWSUIT: A civil trial
is still pending although
sociology professor is
cleared of any criminal
wrongdoing

nCOMMUNITY:
Fullerton Community
College student Lynsie
Ekelund was last seen
Feb. 16

By Kathleen Gutierrez
and Amy Rottier

By Rita Freeman

Daily Titan Staff Writers

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dent of academic programs when the
campus was still known as Orange
County State College.
Eventually, he felt that the theater and dance facilities were of
poor quality and was hardly able
to accommodate theater majors or
North Orange County.
“I felt that in the administrative
structure, there needed to be a voice
for the arts,” Young said.
So he decided to jump on board
and offer ideas in improving facili-

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Court dismisses
criminal charg-

Placentia
resident
missing

After visiting friends in
San Diego on
Feb. 16, Lynsie
Ekelund never
made it to her
house, police
said.
Matthew
Reynolds,
police services
manager for the Lynsie Ekelund
Placentia Police
Department,
said the 20-year-old Fullerton
Community College student returned
around 4 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17
after having dinner in San Diego.
A male friend dropped her off
about two houses from her home
from the corner of Valparaiso Drive
at Rose Drive in Placentia.
“She didn’t want to wake up her
mother, so she had him drop her off
right on the corner,” Reynolds said.
“He said he last saw her walking
toward her house and he just made
a U-turn and left. The gentleman
that dropped her off doesn’t recall
anything out of place.”
Ekelund’s mother Nancy said she
was not expecting her home that
night so she did not suspect anything.
But after not appearing to work or
school on Feb. 19, she reported the
20-year-old missing to the police.

areas,” Gordon said.
Contrasted to the remote performing halls in the Performing Arts
center, CSUF did not originate with
performing theaters or classrooms
at the time of its establishment in
1959, according to Jim Young, the
retired founder of the theater department.
Young remembers the early days
when college classes at CSUF were
taught at Sunny Hills High School
and plays were performed in parking lots.
He was the associate vice presi-

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The Library Oasis, located on the first floor of the Pollak Library, allows students to use the Internet.

Library updates technolnINFORMATION: New
proxy server allows
students to research
at home without Titan
Internet Access
By Kelly Mead

Daily Titan Staff Writer
Libraries are no longer just for
books and magazines. This year the
Pollak Library is making changes
so that online databases and manuscripts are more accessible to students.
One of the new technologies, a
proxy server, will allow students to
access library databases from their
home no matter what server they
use.
In the past, students could only
access library databases like Lexis-

Nexis, Biology Digest and Historical
Abstracts, if they were using library
computers or had subscribed to Titan
Internet Access (TIA).
The new system implemented
gives access to TIA to students overseas, at Mission Viejo or in Garden
Grove.
The system is also to aid students
doing research at home but does not
wish to sign up for TIA.
“We’ve been wanting to do this
for quite a while,” said Patricia Bril,
the associate university librarian.
Over winter break the library conducted tests with faculty and staff to
see how the system would perform
under normal use.
This semester the service is going
into the second stages of testing.
Students can now register with this
service on the library Web site.
Cal State Los Angeles and San
Diego State have already tested and
been using a proxy server.
“We’re trying not to re-invent

the wheel and to learn from their
mistakes and their successes,” Bril
said.
San Diego State was the testing
site for the original model.
“We’ve had a really good experience with it,” said John Ross,
the director for information systems technology at San Diego State.
“Before we had major unhappiness
with faculty and students trying to
get access.”
Since it began in January, the
proxy server has given mostly positive results said Bril, but some search
engines accept the program easier
than others do. The library is working on overcoming the obstacles the
new service has presented. “We’re
still trying to build a database on
what kind of problems (users) are
having,” said Allen Hsiao, who
works at the information desk in the
CSUF library.

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Criminal charges filed against Cal
State Fullerton professor Clarence E.
Tygart were dismissed by Fullerton
Municipal Court last Thursday. A
former student accused Tygart of
assault and battery for allegedly
hugging and kissing her in his office
last year. The student, Esther Bin
Im, filed a civil lawsuit in Orange
County Superior Court on Feb. 6,
which is still pending.
Tygart’s lawyer, Jerome Goldfein
and Im’s representation at the
Fullerton District Attorney’s office
agreed that if no other criminal
charges were filed within six months,
they would enter a plea bargain to
dismiss the case.
In her civil lawsuit, Im is suing
both Tygart and the CSU trustees
for violating the CSU sexual harassment policy, failing to prevent sexual
harassment, assault, battery, slander,
and intentional emotional distress.
Included in the lawsuit are letters
that Tygart wrote to Im where he
overstepped the boundaries of a student-teacher relationship. According
to Im’s lawsuit, no action was taken
by CSUF when she complained of
Tygart’s harassment.
In the letters, Tygart makes many
references to possibly beginning a
personal relationship with Im. He
wrote, “When you came into my
office, I had not prepared my eyes.
Your beauty and the dress you wore
completely captivated me. I had such
wonderful feelings of complete love

and I emotionally fell to pieces.”
According to the CSUF pamphlet
regarding sexual harassment, comments about one’s body or clothing
is a form of harassment. On the
CSUF Web site, the interpretation
of this policy states, “The university
will not tolerate sexual harassment
and will take action to eliminate
such behavior.” No action has been
taken by the school, more than a
year after the case began.
In one of Tygart’s hand-written
letters to Im, he admits to breaking
the boundaries of a student-teacher
relationship.
“The love became so strong that
it burst out of the student-teacher
relationship to a complete and deep
emotionally disturbing love. The
very thought of you would put me
on an emotional high for hours, and
even days. My love is unconditional
and without reservation.”
A policy against amorous relationships between any two people
of unequal power on campus exists.
Examples listed in the pamphlet
are: professor-student, supervisoremployee, teaching/laboratoryassistant. Im was both an employee
and a student to Tygart at the time
of the letters. She was his intern and
was also enrolled in the independent
study course he supervised. When
Tygart began the letters, she dropped
the courses.
More than once, Tygart wrote that
although he loved Im, he knew they
could not be together. He also wrote
that he was aware of his wrongdoings and asked for her forgiveness.
“Please destroy this letter…I am
very sorry for everything. It’s my
fault, please forgive me.”
The district attorney was unavailable for comment. Im’s civil lawsuit
will be handled by outside counselor Pegine Grayson. CSUF counselor Pat Carrell is representing
both Tygart and the CSU Trustees.

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Afro-Ethnic Studies Community Ensemble
nBLACK HISTORY
MONTH: The group
celebrated AfricanAmerican culture last
Thursday in the Quad
By Trinity Powells

Special to the Titan
Lifting their voices in celebration of African-American history
and music, the Afro-Ethnic Studies
Community Ensemble made its first
on-campus appearance in the Quad
last Thursday.
The ensemble, featuring a fourpiece band, a choir of CSUF students,
faculty, and members of the community, performed music from four
distinct genres in African-American
music: pre and post emancipation
spirituals, gospel, rhythm and blues,

and jazz.
The musical selections varied from
the African-American Anthem “Lift
Every Voice and Sing,” to the R&B
groove, “Street Life.”
The ensemble also performed
songs originating from the AfricanAmerican history of slavery including “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”
and “Long John,” led by Dr. Stan L.
Breckenridge, an Afro-Ethnic studies
lecturer, and founder and director of
the ensemble.
In addition to musical performances of songs, the ensemble incorporated narratives explaining the many
African-American contributions to
music from basic rhythm, to doo-wop
and boogie-woogie.
The ensemble has ambitions of
eventually taking its performance on
tour both nationally and internationally.
In the future, Breckenridge said
the ensemble will also expand its repertoire to encompass dance, theatre,
and a more complete six piece band.

The choir
sang various kinds of
songs such
as gospel,
rhythm and
blues, jazz
along with
pre and post
emancipation
spirituals
Photo by
Adam Byrnes
The AESCE is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Afro-Ethnic
Studies Department, the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences, and
the office of the vice president of

http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu

student affairs.
Breckenridge said the ensemble’s
goal is to show the broad spectrum
of African-American music and was
formed as an outreach to young peo-

ple of all different ethnical backgrounds.
“ … I see so much diversity—I

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2 Tuesday, February 27, 2001

two

A guide to what’s happening

BRIEFS
Cal Grant Deadline
approaching
Sen. Chuck Poochigian (RFresno) announced last week
that the deadline for students to
apply for the Cal Grant for the
upcoming academic year is fast
approaching.
Poochigan was the joint
author of Senate Bill 1644,
which recently reformed the Cal
Grant Program.
The newly implemented
law guarantees financial aid to
those students meeting eligibility requirements, and for the
first time, requires academic
achievement as a condition to
receive an award.
Starting with the 2000-01
high school graduating class,
high school seniors and community college transfer students
who meet certain criteria will be
guaranteed grants.
The new entitlement awards
range from $576 per year for
books and tuition to an award
for all fees being paid at CSU,
UC, or community college
or partial fees of a private
college—depending on the
student’s grade-point average,
income, and campus attended.
The deadline for applications
is Friday, March 2.
Interested students may
obtain applications from
the California Student Aid
Commission’s web site at www.
csac.ca.gov, as well as from
their local high schools and colleges.

Web Portal Launched
to help medical school
applicants prepare for
MCAT exams
The Medical College
Admission Test(MCAT) pro-

gram, sponsored by the
Association of American
Medical Colleges(AAMC),
announced the online availability of a new site for medical
school applicants.
The site is designed as a
community site for students
who are using the Internet to
prepare for the AAMC’s MCAT,
a standardized, multiple choice
examination designed to assist
medical school admission committees in predicting which of
their applicants will be able to
surmount the many challenges
of medical education.
Each year over 55,000 people take this exam.
“The MCAT site is an exciting new way for prospective
medical students to gain valuable information about the test,”
said AAMC President Jordan J.
Cohen, M.D. “The portal also
represents the AAMC’s continuing effort to provide students
information about medical education in a user-friendly way.”
The site provides access
to online registration for the
upcoming test administrations
in April and August.
The site also offers the
option of purchasing official
MCAT publications, the newest
of which is MCAT Practice Test
Five, the first practice test to be
available electronically.
This electronic version
offers capabilities beyond the
traditional paper format for the
same cost as the paper version. Both cost $40 each or $60
for both formats.
Automated scoring and
diagnostic feedback can help
students more efficiently determine areas of weakness allowing them to conduct a more
focused review in those areas.
The Web site address is
www.aamc.org/mcat.

news
CALENDAR OF
OF EVENTS
EVENTS
Campus
Financial Aid workshops
are scheduled through March.
2, the Cal Grant deadline. For
more information visit www.
fafsa.ed.gov.
Titan Shops is holding
“Redemption Week” through
March 4. Students who bring a
stamped receipt to the store will
receive a $5 gift certificate for
every $100 they have spent.
The Cal State Fullerton
Newman Catholic Club is
hosting an Ash Wednesday
Mass on Feb. 28 at noon in
room Alvarado AB in the Titan
Student Union.
The Society of Professional
Journalists, CSUF chapter, will
be hosting L.A. Times Sports

Columnist T.J. Simers on March
8 at 4 p.m. in Humanities 223.
All students are invited to the
free event.
Associated Students
Production is presenting its
Spring Concert Series at
the Becker Amphitheater on
Wednesday, Feb. 28 at noon.
The music of composer
Jeremy Beck will be represented in the Recital Hall on March
2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available
for $8. Discounts are also available. For more information call
(714) 278-3371.
The Student Leadership
Institute Workshops will be
presented through April 20. For
more information call (714) 2784938.

AS Productions is continuing
their “Underground” Pub Series
on Thursday, March 1 at the
Round Table Pizza Pub in Titan
Student Union. The concert
begins at noon.
Titan Pride Dinner Night will
be held Thursday, March 1 at 7
p.m. The dinner helps students
learn how to get involved on
campus and show CSUF pride.
The dinner is a combination
of meeting new people and
attending sporting events and
other on-campus activities. For
more information call (714) 2784224.

Community
“Why Computers Are Not
Good At Reading Aloud,” a lecture that explores the difficulty

in making computers sound natural, will take place at UCLA on
Tuesday, March 6. The hourand-a-half-long lecture begin
at 7 p.m. in the University Hall,
Room 246. Peter Ladefoged,
Ph.D., from the Phonetics Lab
will speak.
The exhibition “The World of
Reggae,” featuring Bob Marley,
is at the Queen Mary all spring.
It is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information call (562)
499-1620.
“The Diary of Anne Frank”
will be presented at Brea’s
Curtis Theatre from March 2
through 18. Performance times
are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and
Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on
Sundays. For more information
call (714) 990-7723.

CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
COP BLOTTER
Monday, Feb. 19
A mother reported her suicidal
son missing at 5:37 p.m. The
mother last spoke to her son
when he was on campus around
2:30 p.m. She reported her son
as an alcoholic whom recently
started drinking again. The missing son showed up at home later
in the evening.

Tuesday, Feb. 20
A tan Toyota truck from Santa
Ana was recovered from Lot G
at 2:42 a.m. The truck had no
noticeable damage and both
license plates intact. Fullerton Tow
was called.
A female ran into the men’s

bathroom door on the fourth
floor of McCarthy Hall and cut
her head at 9:11 a.m. When an
ambulance arrived she was conscience. She was taken to the
health center.
A habitual parking offender
was confirmed for seven cites
totaling $280 at 11:07 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 21
At 9:40 a.m. a tan Ford was
pulled over. The driver did not
have a license.
Campus police arrested a person in the quad for resisting an
officer at 1:08 p.m.
Unauthorized access to a com-

University
Village
2*5

puter at Public Safety at 4:08 p.m.
At 4:43 p.m. vandalism to a
silver Nissan Altima was reported
in Lot G.

Thursday, Feb. 22
A habitual parking offender
tried to pay his $280 fine twice
between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. He
was advised to come back at 7
a.m. when someone could take
the boot off his car.

died of natural causes around 3
p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 24
A vehicle was stopped at
1:27 a.m. driving eastbound on
Madison from Placentia. The
officer requested a tow truck and
returned to the station with a prisoner at 1:42 a.m.

A drunk driver was pulled over
at 2:02 p.m. driving westbound on
State Campus Blvd.

A strange burning smell
was reported at the Science
Laboratory Center at 1 p.m. A
refrigeration unit’s fan burned out
and the duty manager was notified.

An 80-year-old Torrance resident was visiting Pollak Library
when he collapsed in Lot C and

At 2:59 p.m. a black Dodge
was stopped in Lot I and someone was cited for possession of

Folger’s
Cafe Sip
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Western State
Univ. 4*5

news

Tuesday, february 27, 2001

3

Student dies in auto accident
nOBITUARY: The 21year-old biology major
planned to go into
medicine and was a
great college athlete
By Heather Blair

Daily Titan Staff Writer
William Phillip Reeves, a Cal State
Fullerton student, died after he fell asleep
at the wheel of his 1994 Nissan Sentra
said Christine Reeves, his mother. On
February 9, the 21-year-old was driving
on the 405 freeway when he crashed
into the center divider near Seal Beach
Boulevard and totaled his car, Reeves
said.
Will, as everyone called him, was
known as a very active guy to friends
and family. With taking a full course load
at school and working full time at The
Paradise Pier Hotel, Christine Reeves
said he was always busy with something.
“All of the stuff he was involved in
proved to be too much,” Reeves said.
Will was a biology major who debated about going into pre-med. He always
tried to arrange his schedule so he would
only have to go to school on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, Reeves said. He had

transferred from Mt. San Antonio College
after being inducted into the national
honor fraternity, Phi Theta Kappa. He
was on the track and field team for
two years at the community college and
also enjoyed being a part of the sport in
high school. “He was always an A-/B+
average student, and very involved with
sports,” Reeves said. “He was good at
anything he did.”
At Schurr High School in Montebello,
Reeves played basketball in addition to
track and field. In 1997 his high school
named him the “most valuable field athlete” and he was inducted into the track
and field hall of fame.
Reeves was also active in the
Montebello YMCA, and Reeves said
he loved it. He would always help out
as much as he could. In junior high,
Reeves received the Cathy Hensel Youth
Volunteer award for all of his time and
energy he had given to the organization.
He then became a certified lifeguard and
began teaching swimming lessons to all
ages at the YMCA facility. He taught private and group classes, which prepared
him for his work at the Disneyland Hotel
as a lifeguard.
In October 2000, Reeves changed jobs.
He became a bellman at the Paradise Pier
Hotel in Anaheim, where he received top
honors for excellent service. Reeves said
he got what was known as “high-fives”
on customer comment cards all of the

time.
Reeves said he was also very active
with his church, the Grace and Truth
Church in Montebello, and she said he
brought a lot of people to Christ. “I have
no doubt that he is with the Lord now,”
Reeves said.
Henry Truong, a close friend of
Reeves, said his death was a misfortune
for many people. “Will had an energy
that emoted love and friendship,” Truong
said.
Reeves had called Truong the night
that he died. He had asked Truong if
he wanted to hang out, but Truong was
working and he said he didn’t think he
would be finished for a while.
Truong and Reeves had met through
mutual friends and became very close.
Truong, 28, is an alumni of CSUF. He
graduated last year with a bachelor’s
degree in marketing. Despite the difference in age, the two had attended many
parties together.
“He was a very happy people person,”
Truong said. “I know he was always very
interested and happy with his volunteer
work at the YMCA and his church.”
As for Reeves’ death, Truong said he
was not sure whether or not he believed
that Reeves had fallen asleep at the
wheel.
“It sounds suspicious that he went
from the far right lane to the center
divider without hitting any cars,” Truong

said. “But I was told that he fell asleep at
the wheel.”
The Westminster department of the
California Highway Patrol could not
confirm any information, including the
cause of the accident, until its investigation is completed.
Reeves said she still doesn’t believe all
of this is real yet. With some days being
better than others, she said she has a lot
of support from family and friends but
nothing seems to be enough. She plans
to return to her new job at the Regional
Center of Orange County on March 5,
after taking a leave of absence since the
accident.
“I’m lucky because I have a really
strong support system,” Reeves said.
“Through this experience, I’ve learned
of others who have lost children as well.
I hope no one ever has to experience the
pain of losing a child.”
Will had no siblings but is survived
by many people, including his mother,
aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents.
According to his mother, Will was especially close to his grandparents. Reeves
father died about two-and-a-half years
ago in a work-related accident. The
Montebello YMCA has set up a memorial fund in memory of Will. Reeves
said they have to work out the details for
what the fund is set up for, but she said it
would probably be for a scholarship of
some sort.

Courtesy of HEnry Truong

Henry Troung (left) poses with Will Reeves in a recent photo.

YWCA auction raises sweet funds for local families
nCOMMUNITY: Four thousand women and
families in north Orange County benefited from
the “Chocolate Fantasy” fundraiser.
By Taylor Goldman

Daily Titan Staff Writer
Tables laden with chocolate
cakes, pies, truffles, chocolate covered strawberries and any other form
of chocolate imaginable tempted
guests at the YWCA’s “Chocolate
Fantasy, An Evening at Mardi Gras”
Friday evening.
One of the club’s two major

fundraisers of the year, Chocolate
Fantasy featured an array of prizes
that were auctioned off through a
live auction, a silent auction and a
raffle to benefit over 4,000 women
and families who are served through
the YWCA of North Orange County,
said Marsha Gallavan, a Chocolate
Fantasy co-chair.
Guests competed for prizes that

varied from a personal fitness trainer
to a catered dinner for six people.
Melissa Tellez, a member of the
YWCA Board of Directors and a
student at Cal State Fullerton, attributed the $3,500 sale of an historical
visit to Williamsburg, Va. to the
auctioneer’s showmanship.
“The auctioneer was very funny
and got people pumped up,” she
said.
Tellez said many of the pillars of
the community of Orange County
were among the bidders at the auction.
The current, as well as former

mayors of Fullerton were among the
guests at the event, held at Embassy
Suites Hotel in Brea.
Prominent members of the community, members of the YWCA and
individuals that have participated
in past events were invited, Tellez
said.
The YWCA also used this occasion as an opportunity to honor
two community leaders who have
made significant contributions to
Orange County, bestowing them
with the titles of Man and Woman
of the Year. Chris Hunt, YWCA
executive director, said that Molly

CHARGES

CSUF sexual harassment explained

Carrell was on vacation and would
not return until today.
Grayson refused to comment
until next month when she said she
would be willing to speak about the
allegations. She made reference
to a possible closure of the case,
and is unwilling to jeopardize its
prospects until all outlets have been
exhausted.
Tygart continues to remain silent
regarding the allegations against
him.

At CSUF, sexual harassment is a serious offense
which may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal or expulsion. In addition, persons accused
of sexual harassment in a civil or criminal proceeding
may be held personally liable for damages to the person
harassed.
Sexual harassment can take many forms, including
but not limited to:
Demeaning references to one’s gender
Comments about one’s body or clothing
Repeated and unwanted staring, comments, or propositions of a sexual nature
Jokes about sex or gender-specific traits
Questions about one’s sexual behavior

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LIBRARY

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Many of the problems can be
worked out easily.
“Quite a few problems are
because the users can’t follow
directions,” Hsiao said. “Some
people are missing one point here
and one point there.”
Students who sign up for the
service will get access from their
user name and student identification number.
This method has possibilities for
fraud, but Bril said they would
cross that road when they reach it.
“You hope that students won’t

abuse it,” Bril said. “If they do they
make it bad for everyone.”
Agreements the library has with
the databases command that only
currently enrolled students can use
the services.
If officials in the library detect
abuse they will either eliminate the
service or find ways to control the
abusers.
Another new option for students
this semester is eBooks.
Through the library Web site
students can now download full
texts onto their computer.
The library is one of six CSU’s
participating in a one-year testing
period that began on Jan. 1.
The service will allow students

McClanahan and Bob McNutt were
being recognized for their outstanding service to the YWCA and to the
rest of the community.
McClanahan is a retired mayor of
Fullerton and McNutt is the owner
of Conveyor Technology Inc.
Tellez said that at the end of the
live auction, $8,500 had been raised,
and the charity was anticipating surpassing the $42,000 profit it made
last year.
Hunt attributed the success and
profit the YWCA made to the many
donations that companies throughout Orange County contributed.

Numerous popular restaurants
donated the food and chocolate
served and the Adelphia Cable
Company sponsored the event.
The YWCA will use those profits
to fund its ongoing program.
The organization offers domestic
violence shelters to women, youth
employment service, mammography
screenings, an Alicia Scholarship
aimed at latino women and childcare
for the community.
“We are the biggest movement
in the world and our mission is to
empower women and girls and to
eliminate racism,” Hunt said.

to read up to 4,300 books over the
Web.
Officials are using this period
to determine what types of books
students will use on the Web.
Currently the selection is a blend
of reference books and classic
titles.
The results of the pilot period
will determine what types of books
the library will expand with.
“We don’t want to spend money
on eBooks that people aren’t
going to find useful,” said Gordon
Smith, the director for the System
Wide Library Initiative for all the
CSU’s.
On a wider scale, the CSU system as a whole is now experiment-

ing with new ways to link library
catalogs.
A service called Pharos will
allow students to order books from
all 23 CSU’s.
The system has already been
placed in CSULA and Cal State
Bakersfield.
Currently, students can borrow
books from other CSU’s through
Interlibrary Loans.
Pharos will allow students to
order the books instantly without
having to send a request to the
Interlibrary Loan offices.
This month Pharos goes into
another testing period.
Fourteen CSU campuses, including CSUF, will receive parts of the

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news

SOAR takes off
for College of
nORGANIZATION:
The newly created
inter-club council
begins funding for
communications clubs
and programs
By Alex Douvas

Daily Titan Staff Writer
This has been a year defined
by change for the College of
Communications. Along with its
move to the College Park Building,
the college has established a new
inter-club council (ICC), SOAR, to
help fund and unite communicationsrelated clubs and organizations.
SOAR, which stands for Student
Organizations Accessing Resources,
is the most recent ICC to be formed
after breaking away from the
Departmental Associations Council
(DAC), which once funded all campus clubs and organizations.
“Communications students and
clubs weren’t accessing much of
funding available to them because
the DAC had so many clubs from
so many different departments and
majors that we started to get lost in
the shuffle,” said Peggy Bockman,
associate dean for the College of

Communications.
SOAR Vice Chair Vincent Amaya
said each major department was only
given one vote in the DAC, which
made it hard for the needs of clubs
within each department to be met.
The School of Business was the
first to defect 10 years ago, forming the Business Inter-Club Council.
The School of Engineering and
Computer Science and the School
of Natural Science and Mathematics
each followed suit and created their
own ICCs. Working off these examples, Bockman helped create SOAR
last fall to serve the specific needs
of organizations and clubs in the
College of Communications.
SOAR, like other ICCs, serves as
an intermediary between Associated
Students which allocates funds, and
the campus clubs and organizations
that seek funding for their activities. SOAR’s structure consists of
one delegate from each of the 14
participating clubs, as well executive
board members and appointed student members. Clubs request funds
from SOAR according to their needs,
and the delegates vote on how to
distribute the money amongst the
clubs, said Amaya, who manages
and audits SOAR’s funds.
SOAR was given $5,000 in it’s
first year, when most clubs within the
Communications College weren’t yet
members. However, as more clubs

Jin Miyano/Courtesy of SOAR

During winter break, the newly appointed representatives of SOAR learn the inner workings of the council during a retreat in the TSU.
gained representation in SOAR, the
requests for funds increased substantially. The proposed budget for
SOAR next year is approximately
$25,000, to be spent on things ranging from guest speakers, to special
events, to travel expenses for students to attend conferences.
“Our budget for next year is a lot
more than what we asked for last
year,” Amaya said. “[AS] didn’t give
us that much to work with since it

was only our first year in existence,
but now that we are up and running we hope they put more trust in
SOAR and allocate more money for
the students of the college.”
Bockman says that SOAR places a
major emphasis on students’ professional development through participation in clubs and organizations.
“A lot of people think that the idea
of campus clubs is sophomoric,” she
said. “I don’t believe that they are,

when the emphasis is on co-curricular learning. Students can learn things
by going to a conference with other
professionals that they might never
learn in a classroom,” she added.
In addition to financing club activities, SOAR also serves as an advisory board to Bockman and other
communications faculty members,
helping to keep them informed about
what is happening in the clubs.
AS Representative Adam Byrnes,

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who helped in the creation of SOAR,
says that the ICC will play a key role
in unifying the college and its different clubs and organizations.
“SOAR helps provide students
opportunities that they otherwise
wouldn’t have just by going to class,
and those out-of-classroom experiences I think will unite communications students.”

6 Tuesday, february 27, 2001

news

University considers moving
classes to El Toro Marine Base

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This is the Afro-Ethnic Studies Community Ensemble’s third oncampus appearance celebrating heritage since its inception.

ENSEMBLE

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wanted to find a way to bring these
cultures together,” he added.
Breckenridge is not the only one
who holds these views about the
significance of cultural unity.
“This choir is close to my heart,”
said Brian Dandridge, faculty member in Administration and Records
and a lead vocalist of the ensemble.
“We’re a family.”
Having had the idea for the
ensemble for 26 years, Breckenridge
said that it wasn’t until he received
sponsorship and support in August
of last year that the ensemble’s creation was possible.
This support was evident with
the gathering of family, staff, and
students that the ensemble’s performance attracted.
With granddaughter in lap, John
Urbanowski, sat in a lawn chair a
few feet from the stage to see his
wife and newly acquired friends
perform.
“ I’ve seen them perform before.

THEATER

n from page 1

ties and the program, as well as
becoming the stage director and
theatrical professor.
The temporary theater in the
early 1970s was where the police
department currently resides on
campus, off Imperial Highway and
parking lot A.
“We used platforms and muslin
drapes for the room,” Young said.
“Though, even from the beginning
it was very exciting.”
Young retired in 1991 but is still
involved with the campus. Now
he is part of the faculty-planning
committee.
He is also a one-man show, traveling the world to countries like
Australia, New Zealand, Canada
and the Hawaiian Islands.
Because the opportunity to build
such a grand auditorium is mostly

I think it’s great,” he said, as his wife
introduced to him another ensemble
member and friend.
Marie-Noelle Briggs, program
assistant for Extended Education
agreed.
“Why they are singing is great. I
love the way it all comes together.”
Demion Lewis, 19, a kinesiology major supported the ensemble,
acknowledging the small number of
African-American associations at
CSUF.
“We don’t have a black fraternity.
We have a BSU, but not a strong
black fraternity.”
The ensemble debuted at the
“Music Celebrating Our Heritage”
Black History reception held at the
president’s home on Feb. 6.
The on-campus appearance was
the third performance since its
inception.
The ensemble is open to all CSUF
students, faculty, and community
members, and meets Thursdays
from 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. in room 19
of the Ruby Gerontology Center.
funded by a state grant, Gordon
does not expect any opposition
from students.
Lack of parking spaces throughout campus, expensive tuition fees
and other valid student concerns
are separate financial issues for the
university.
“It’s expensive and it has to get
used to the system,” Gordon said.
“There are no objections, we
just had to wait our turn,” added
Gordon. “We would not get the
money if it went to something
else. It would have gone to another
campus.”
The building of a new complex
on campus is also separate from
the remodeling in the Performing
Arts band room last semester.
But according to university officials, it was CSUF’s priority to create a practical and attractive music,
art, and theater outlet.

By Paul Wright

Special to the Titan
Cal State Fullerton has an excellent chance
of obtaining space for a satellite campus on the
former El Toro Marine Base, according to a university official.
“Our goal in the next three months is to move
the Mission Viejo departments into leased buildings on El Toro,” said Jack Smart, CSUF project
coordinator.
“After that, we hope to gain some portion of
the base as property,” Smart added.
Programs in education and business would
be offered initially, with upper division classes
in all fields to come with property ownership.
CSUF hopes that the new campus will fill a South
County need for upper-division education and
relieve some of the population problems at the
Fullerton campus, Smart said.
However, students at the new campus might
have to deal with the noise and traffic that comes
with an international airport.

not necessary.
“The airport is dead if
Measure F is reinstated,”
Waters said. “And ETERPA
is in favor of a CSUF campus
in the event of a non-aviation
plan.”
The county said it too is in
favor of a CSUF campus.
“Board members have a
keen interest in working with
CSUF with regard to their use
of buildings at El Toro, regardless of the final reuse issue,”
said John Christensen, public
information team manager for
Orange County.
Waters though, called the
county’s plan for an educational facility lip service. She
said that the county’s ultimate
goal is an airport, and that
—Meg Waters, the resulting traffic and noise
would make the learning environment intolerable.
Smart acknowledged these problems, but
remained optimistic.
“Obviously we would have more options without an airport,” he said. “However, we believe
that we could coexist with one.”

The airport
is dead if
Measure F is
reinstated and
ETRPA is in
favor of a CSUF
campus . . .

blue jacket and jeans. She is 5’7”,
weighs around 112 pounds, short,
brown hair and hazel eyes.
n from page 1
She has a left-arm and hand
“We work together in the same impairment from an auto accident 11
office,” Nancy said. “She goes to years ago and a tracheotomy scar.
No suspects have been named
work during the day and school at
night and she wasn’t at either on yet. He added that no names would
be released until all interviews were
Monday.”
completed
Police are say“In the intering that this disapviews and the
pearance is highly
re-interviewunusual because
ing, all the
Ekelund just vanstories seem to
ished.
be the same,”
“Missing was the
Reynolds said.
clothes she had on
“Both
girls
that day, Reynolds
were dropped
said. “None of her
off
before
clothes are dis[Ekelund]. All
turbed. As far as her
the stories have
mom can tell, she
been consistent
never entered the
with his, and at
house.
this point we
“None of her bank
have no reason
accounts have been
not to believe
touched, so she had
him.”
just had whatever
Nancy said
money she had on
she was surher, which doesn’t
prised from her
appear that she had
scads of money in
—Nancy Ekelund, disappearance
because this
her purse or somewas out of her daughter’s character.
thing.”
“This is out of the ordinary
Ekelund was last seen wearing a

MISSING

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She goes to
work during
the day and
school at night
and she wasn’t
at either on
Monday

‘

ADAM Byrnes/Special to the Titan

The Orange County Board
of Supervisors approved a
Community Reuse Plan for an
airport at El Toro in 1996. In
1999, the board proposed its
plan for an 18-million-passenger airport to be built on the
4,738 acre base by 2010.
Measure F, approved by
county voters last March,
makes a two-thirds majority
vote mandatory to move along
major county projects such as
airports, toxic landfills and
jails.
However, it was ruled
unconstitutional and in violation of state law in December
by a Los Angeles County
judge.
In January, the El Toro Reuse
Planning Authority (ETRPA)
asked the 4th District Court of
Appeals in Santa Ana to overturn the ruling.
Airport construction depends largely on whether or not Measure F’s unconstitutional status is
upheld by the courts, said Meg Waters, a public
relations agent representing ETRPA.
A poll conducted by the Orange County
Register on Feb. 20 showed that 57 percent of
county voters think that an airport at El Toro is

because I have never known any
aggression from her,” Nancy said.
“She preferred to live at home while
going to school, while all her friends
lived on their own.”
Neighbors who recently discovered Ekelund’s disappearance said
they were shocked and dismayed
this could happen.
“This makes me sick inside to see
this happen,” said Linda Kirchmann,
a neighbor who lives down the street.
“This is a nightmare for any parent
because I have a daughter around her
age. I feel for the mother.”
Another neighbor, who has known
Ekelund since toddler age, said that
this was unusual happening in the
neighborhood.
“Lynsie is a sweet girl, it is hard
to believe because this is such a
quiet neighborhood,” said Linda
Williamson. “Nothing like this has
happened before.”
Nancy said she was surprised at
how much support she received.
“I didn’t realize how many people
loved her,” Nancy said. “I appreciate everyone trying to help find her.
There have been 500 fliers made up
and all her friends she was with that
night have called themselves to see if
she was found. She needs to be safe,
that’s my only concern.”
Ekelund’s mother said the unde-

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clared major enjoys psychology and
speech classes.
“Her left-side weakness hinders
her a lot,” Nancy said. “But she is
a real go-getter and she has had any
problems that a normal 20 year-old
would have but nothing that would
justify leaving for.”
Reynolds said that the police currently do not have any leads to her
whereabouts and cannot speculate
anything yet either.
Reynolds said that this case is
only coincidental to the death of
Cathy Torrez. Torrez, a Cal State
Fullerton student, was found dead in
the trunk of her car in February 1994
in the parking lot of Placentia Linda
Hospital.
“There aren’t really any commonalties regarding these two cases,”
Reynolds said. “At this point we
don’t have anything that correlates
these two cases together. It appears
to be just a coincidence that Lynsie
lived close to where Cathy was
found. Cathy was not last seen in
this area at all.”
Police are urging anyone who has
any information in helping to find
Ekelund, to call the Placentia Police
Department at 993-8146 or 9938164.

Tuesday,February 27, 2001

Cellphones put respect on the back burner
n Beep, beep — the distraction is both annoying and disrespectful towards everyone
By Heather Blair
There is no question about
distractions happening, especially if a teacher is giving a
boring lecture. The idea is to
not get caught off guard.
Students usually try to cover
up their distractions by giving a very vague
answer to an obviously direct question. But
what happens when your cell phone starts
ringing? Do you answer it?
This obnoxious distraction cuts into classroom participation and takes away from a
teacher’s patience for absent-mindedness
among students.
Respect in a classroom has shifted these
days. The classroom is a place of study,
lecture or lab, not to socialize.
When it comes to giving attention or
respect for a teacher, some people give it
and some don’t.
I found out about respect a year ago when
I received a ticket for making an illegal left
hand turn out of parking lot B. I was irritated that I had to go to traffic school to pay
my debt to society for something I already
knew I shouldn’t have done.
But I went reluctantly because I didn’t
want my insurance to go up.
So off I trekked to stand in line with all

the other rule-breakers of society. I never
imagined that I would receive a teacher who
was a rule-breaker as well.
Being on time to any classroom is a must,
but my teacher was late. Ironic of course
because traffic school is notorious for punishment of tardiness. Not only did he arrive
20 minutes late, he proceeded to tell the
class that he did not speed on the way to
class. Yeah right.
Fifteen minutes after he started teaching
class, his cell phone rang.
By this point most students would have
fumbled for the phone and shut it off just
before the teacher blew up. But he answered
his phone!
He ended up talking for five minutes,
which is a long time when the class was
sitting in silence like dumb-founded puppy
dogs.
I would have never imagined that I would
have a teacher show the same disrespect
for students as students would for their
teacher.
Although the class ended up being very
interesting because of the topics that we
discussed and movies we watched, I hope I
never have a teacher that does that again.
I know most people don’t care about
traffic school enough to be bothered by a
simple answered phone call. But I feel that

Campus Voices

if I am going to pay money for something,
I want to get full use out of the product I
paid for.
This same sentiment can be carried into
the classrooms, the movies or other public
engagements. If I am going to pay money
to get an education or be entertained, the
last thing I want to do is listen to someone’s
phone ring to the tune of the Samba or Ode
to Joy.
It is not that hard to reach into your backpack, grab the piece of automated plastic,
and turn it to silent mode.
If a teacher is going to hand me a course
syllabus at the beginning of the semester
that specifically states that cell phones are
not allowed, I try to give enough courtesy
to my fellow students and my professors by
turning off the ringer.
Until people get the hang of turning off their cell phones, I guess I will just
have to listen to it.
Maybe people will catch on before they
anger someone enough to throw the cell
phone out the window, like one of my
teachers jokingly suggested.
— Heather Blair is a Daily Titan Staff
Writer. If you’d like to respond to this column,
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Difficulty in large group dynamBy Jamie K. Ayala
Bonding with associates can generate
ideas, promote team
spirit and lift morale.
Individuals
can
benefit on a personal

level.
This can easily be accomplished
at conventions, seminars or any
other event where a group can collaborate.
That is, maybe for a group of four
or six people. Any larger and it gets
a little tough.
The Daily Titan staff recently
went to a convention in which we
discovered that we had to split up

into smaller groups in order to benefit from the experience.
Just because you are attempting similar goals that doesn’t
mean that you are the same.
Everyone has different
taste buds, places that
appeal to them and
attitudes. In a group
of 15, you most certainly aren’t going
to satisfy everyone
because of those
factors. It’s especially
difficult when some of the
players don’t want to cooperate and
compromise.
For instance, try picking a place
to venture with five different ideas.

Ok, you’ve picked the place after
40 minutes of discussing the pros,
cons and other ideas. Now, how
are you going to get there?
Four to a cab. Nine to
a van. Heck, just take
the bus. It’s raining out
anyways!
Tired, hungry, cold,
and anxious — we dealt
with them all.
At the end of the convention
, we are happy to report that we at
least had one evening together. Back
in the newsroom we’ll all remember
the adventure, laugh and build on
our new found relationships.
— Jamie K. Ayala is the Daily

Tuesday, February 27, 2000

Softball
nabs
3rd
in Texas

Titans’ winning claim seized by 49ers
nBasketball: After
posting their first win in
over a month, CSUF
was dealt a one-point
heartbreak loss to
By Mark Villarroel

Daily Titan Staff Writer

nTOURNAMENT: All in
awe of Bruins who continued their unblemished
reign during weekend
By Caesar Contreras

Daily Titan Staff Writer
The third time is the charm is how the
saying usually goes.
But for the Cal State Fullerton softball team, the third tournament of the
season proved that statement false as the
Titans posted a 2-2 record at the Texas
Invitational Softball Tournament over
the weekend.
For the Titans (14-5), their weekend
showing was good for third place in the
tournament that was held in Austin, TX.
A familiar foe took championship
honors as the top-ranked UCLA Bruins
went a perfect 4-0 at the Invitational
and improved to 19-0 on the season
(not including a doubleheader played
Monday against Southwest Texas
State).
CSUF opened play in the tournament
on Friday by facing the Bruins, a team
that pounded the Titans by scores of 6-0
and 18-3 in early February at the Titan
Softball Complex.
Taira Mims and pitcher Amanda
Freed did the damage to CSUF as the
Bruins beat the Titans for the third time
this season, 4-0.
But 11th ranked CSUF bounced back
later in the night as they took out the
22nd ranked Longhorns by a score of
3-1.
Jodie Cox struck out nine and allowed
only four hits while Jenny Topping
added a two run home run in the first
inning for CSU in the win.
Saturday’s action brought the Badgers
and Kerry Hagen’s third hit of the game,
a two out single to left field, scored
Diana Consolmagno for the winning
run and the 2-1 extra inning win for the
Badgers.
The Titans did have an opportunity
to score in the bottom of the ninth
inning but Julie Watson and Oaks fouled
out against Andrea Kirchberg and left
Amanda Hockett stranded on third
base.
With the loss, CSUF fell into the
third place game and a rematch with the
Longhorns.
Once again the Titans would prevail
as Hockett hit a home run in the top of
the eighth inning as CSUF nabbed a 4-3
extra inning win.
Texas led throughout the contest but
couldn’t protect the lead or muster any
offense against Titan pitcher Christy
Robitaille who pitched the final three
innings for her first win of the season.
Robitaille, who was returning from
injury, only allowed one hit and struck
out seven Longhorns. This weekend
marked the first time the junior pitcher
has pitched this season.
Next up for the Titans is yet another tournament, but this time they will
host as they will compete in the Worth
Invitational at the Titan Softball Complex

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Titan center Babacar Camara looks to get off a shot against two 49er defenders in Saturday’s loss.

A plight of the whole year in just
one game was on display last Saturday
night, when the CSUF men’s basketball team lost to Long Beach State
69-68.
The Titans (4-21 and 3-11 in conference) built up a 53-46 lead with
11:24 left in the game when forward
Matt Caldwell hit a 18-foot jump shot,
the lead was to be short lived as Long
Beach rolled off nine straight points
putting the 49ers ahead to stay.
It was just another case of what
“would’ve, could’ve, should’ve”
“Everyone played hard,” said Titan
forward Ike Harmon who came off
of the bench to lead the team with 22
points and nine rebounds.
Harmon made eight of nine shots
from the field and five of seven from
the free-throw line in only 26 minutes.
“I think we should’ve won this one,
but Long Beach is a good team, and
we let them get their momentum back
in the second half,” Harmon added.
Harmon was the only Titan to shoot
better than 40 percent from the field.
As a team, the Titans only shot 38.5
percent.
The first half was dictated by
streaks. Long Beach State jumped on
top first with a 8-0 run, but the Titans
went on a 14-0 run of their own to

take a 30-26 lead at halftime.
Long Beach State shot only 38.7
percent from the field in the first half.
After taking the lead late in the
second half and stretching it to 64-56
the Titans got as close as three points
but let their own mistakes get the best
of them.
“They almost gave it to us with
those two opportunities, but we had
too many turnovers,” Titan Head
Coach Donny Daniels. “We just
couldn’t get a basket.”
Long Beach swingman Ron
Johnson’s free throw with 17 seconds
remaining gave the 49ers a 69-65
lead that proved to be decisive when
Harmon hit a 3-point basket at the
buzzer ending the game at 69-68.
Guard Kevin Richardson chipped in
15 points and grabbed four rebounds
but shot only 33.3 percent from the
field.
In fact it was a tale of two halves
where the Titans shot an anemic 25
percent in the first and a very respectable 50 percent in the second half, but
came up short in the end.
Fullerton concludes its regular season Thursday with a Big West game at
UC Irvine and a non-conference game
against UC Riverside at home.
Both the Idaho Vandals and the
Titans are positioned in the eighth and
final spot for the Big West Conference
tournament. If both teams finish tied,
CSUF has the tiebreaker advantage
on the strength of two victories over
Idaho.
The Vandals have managed a late
season charge for the tournament by
defeating the Cal Poly Mustangs 8275 last Saturday.
Both teams post a 3-11 record in
the Big West Conference play.

Home field advantage
disrupted by downpour
nBASEBALL: After a soggy weekend and a drop
in the national polls, the Titans are now set to take
on the UCLA Bruins tonight at home at 7 p.m.
By Damian Calhoun

Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor
In a weekend series that was billed
as a showdown between the Cal State
Fullerton Titans stingy pitching staff
and the Arizona State Sun Devils highoctane offense, the only duel was with
the weather.
A driving and torrential rainfall
cancelled the final two games of the
series. An attempt is being made to
reschedule the games at a later date.
The only night that wasn’t affected
by the rain, but was hindered by the
cold, was Friday night.
It was billed as a battle between
two of the top left handed starters in
the nation: ASU’s Jon Switzer and
CSUF’s Jon Smith, but it quickly
turned into a battle against the fundamentals of the game. Both teams
combined for a total of eight errors,
CSUF (6-7) committing a season-high
five.
Smith ran into trouble early, giving up two runs in the second inning.
Jonah Martin drove in Dennis Wyrick

and Jeremy West scored when CSUF
shortstop Mike Martinez misplayed a
grounder off the bat of Chris Duffy.
Four of Arizona State’s runs were
unearned, lowering the Titans staff
ERA to 2.65.
Trailing 2-1 in the fourth, Kyle
Boyer led off the inning with a single
and scored on a triple by Martinez,
who was followed by Mike Rouse’s
RBI single to give CSUF a 3-2 lead.
Smith and Switzer both pitched
five innings. Switzer struck out nine
and Smith gave up only four hits, two
unearned runs, but walked six.
ASU (13-2) added three runs in the
seventh and eighth innings against
Titan reliever Chad Cordero (1-2).
Drew Friedberg (1-0) pitched three
innings in relief for the victory. ASU
moved up three spots to third in this
week’s Baseball America poll and
CSUF fell to 24th.
If that wasn’t disappointing enough
for the Titans, it was learned that starting catcher Brett Kay will miss the
next 6-8 weeks with a thumb injury

on his right hand. Kay is scheduled
to undergo surgery. Kay, one of only
three Titans to play every inning this
season, was off to a solid start. The
junior from Mater Dei H.S. was hitting .304 and has had two four-game
hitting streaks this season.
Kay suffered the injury during pregame warm-ups before the Titans’
game against Brigham Young last
Friday. Not only did Kay play in
that game; he went 2 for 3. Kay also
played in the series finale, Feb. 17.
Kay will be replaced in the lineup
by junior college transfer Lachlan
Thorburn.
Also, freshman infielder David
Garcia will be out indefinitely with a
fractured right toe. Garcia suffered the
injury during the Titans’ last road trip
to Baylor, Feb. 8-11.
Tonight at Goodwin Field, CSUF
takes on the UCLA Bruins (10-4).
The teams played twice last season,
with the Titans winning both, 17-5 and
8-3. Kirk Saarloos (2-2, 1.41 ERA)
will make the start for the Titans,
he was scheduled to start Saturday
against ASU.
Saarloos will face a Bruin attack
that has a .287 team batting average
and is led by senior first baseman
Eric Reece who is hitting .357 with

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Shortstop Mike Rouse (.325) has become one of the Titans’ top threats.

CSUF soars past San Jose State Titans trounced by
nGymnastics:
Titan juniors take three
first place spots, yet
team falls from top five
with only two meets to
By Melanie Bysouth

Daily Titan Staff Writer
Cal State Fullerton met and surpassed its goals when it scored a
195.050 and claimed a victory in
a dual meet against the San Jose
Spartans Friday.
The Titans also enjoyed strong individual performances which allowed
the team to go 24 for 24, dominating
each of the four apparatus on their
way to posting their second highest
score in the 27-year history of CSUF
gymnastics.
“We had our goals of 195 and 24
for 24 (four events x six competitors with no falls) and everybody did
their job,” co-team leader Stephanie
Vittorio said. “We stayed focused
and we did what we knew we could
do.”
And what they did was give the
home crowd an electric and energetic
display despite coming off a grueling
schedule that should have left them

exhausted.
with a score of 9.800 as well as in the
“I was a little worried going in,” all-around with a score of 38.975.
Head Coach Julie Knight said. “They
Most pleased with her efforts on
were tired as they have had nine the beam was Stephanie Vittorio who
meets in seven weeks with no break. had high hopes for a successful rouBut they got the
tine after a disapjob done.”
pointing showing
Gymnastics
The
Titans
in Boise.
Regional Rankings
took first place in
“I am so proud
three events with
of myself,” said
junior’s Joanna
Vittorio,
who
Hughes on the Rank Team AVG.
earned a score of
UCLA
197.01
vault,
Katie 1
9.725 and set a
Antolin on the 2
personal record. “I
Stanford 196.25
uneven bars and 3
did the best I could
Oregon St. 194.74
Megan Berry on 4
do on the beam. I
California 194.37
the floor, with all
gave 100 percent.”
three competitors 5 Washington 194.13
Allowing the
CSUF
193.90
earning a score of 6
Titans a greater
7
Boise State 193.21
9.875.
sense of pride was
8
Pacific
189.89
Also happy with
knowing the scores
her performance 9
came without any
UC Davis 189.06 10
on the vault was UCSB
assistance from
185.89
teammate Kellie
the typically tough
Francia whose
California judges.
efforts earned her
“The
scores
a 9.800 and second place.
were tight. We didn’t get any favors,”
CSUF dominated the uneven coach Knight said.
bars claiming the top six spots, with
Although CSUF made a strong
Antolin, sophomore Jamie Moody showing at the meet, the team was
(9.825), and Hughes (9.775) claiming aware that the 195.050 was not the
first, second and third, respectively.
only factor in the Titans’ regional
Sophomore Kelly Mathiasen made ranking.
an impressive showing at the meet
“We hit all our goals,” Kellie
where she took second on the beam Francia said, “but we will see how

everyone else does this weekend.”
Unfortunately for the Titans, everyone else did well.
Seattle Pacific and UC Santa
Barbara also posted their highest scores of the season after which
Seattle moved from 10th to eighth
place and UCSB jumped from 12th to
claim the final spot in the top ten.
More detrimental to the Titans was
the 196.875 earned by the University
of Washington. The score, besides
being another season high for the Big
West region, allowed UW to power
past CSUF, bumping the Titans from
the fifth spot.
As CSUF finds itself in sixth place,
now more than ever the Titans must
fight to increase their highest team
score. With the top result being
dropped, it is imperative that the team
does not lose its 195.050.
Only the top five teams will go
to the regionals so the Titans must
put all they have and more into the
remaining meets of the season.
It will be just under two weeks
before CSUF returns to competition
and although the rest is much desired,
the Titans must remain energetic and
focused if they want to reclaim their
position in the top five.
Upon their return, the team will
face Illinois and Sacramento State
in the Titans’ final home meet of the

cross-county rival
By Jonathan Hansen

Daily Titan Staff Writer
In a game where four UC Irvine
starters scored in double digits, the
CSUF women’s basketball team fell
to UC Irvine 81-50 at the Bren Events
Center on Sunday.
Last week’s Big West Player of the
Week, UCI junior Cindy Oparah, led
all scorers with 19 points. Oparah
also grabbed eight boards and nabbed
three steals.
Forward Wendy Gabbe added 17
points for the home team, scoring 15
in the first half alone. Her teammates
Lisa Woznick and Brandy Hudson
also scored in double figures for UCI.
Reserve guard Katie McCluskey
came off the bench for the Anteaters
to score eight and pull down a game
leading 11 rebounds.
Tamara Quinn led the way for the
Titans scoring 11 points and hitting 3
of 4 from beyond the three-point line.
The freshman guard has been hobbled
by a bad ankle but managed to contribute three rebounds as well.
Center Allison Parks scored 10 for
the Titans and pulled down a team
high six boards. Parks is averaging

15 points over the past two games for
the Titans.
Chante Gifford scored nine points
for the Titans, who were down by just
nine at the end of the first half.
Forward Heather Hansen, who is
a leading rebounder in the Big West
Conference, averaging 6.5 per game,
managed just four rebounds in only
19 injury-shortened minutes. Hansen
added two points and two assists.
CSUF was competitive through the
first half despite shooting 39 percent
from the floor.
In the second half, UCI opened
up with a 16-0 run and cruised to
victory.
The Titans have been plagued by
turnovers of late, but only turned the
ball over 18 times against UCI, an
improvement from last week when
the Titans turned the ball over 68
times in just two games.
CSUF has lost five in a row, falling
to 1-24 overall and 1-11 in conference
play. With the victory, UCI raises its
record to above .500 at 14-13 overall
and 5-7 in the conference, also extending its winning streak to three.
With the regular season winding
down, the Titans face Boise State at